ATBECHDEDKESFRGBGRITLILUNLSEMCPTIESILTLVFIROMKCYAL..............................JDIM350 (Ver 2.1 Jan 2001) 1620000/01022420EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA320041208EP00300424.920000120EnEnEn116585 P19990120US20041208200450200007262000307 7E 05D 15/06 AdeEinrichtung zur Montage einer TürschieneenDoor track mounting devicefrDispositif de montage d'un rail de guidage pour porte13THE STANLEY WORKS00280693MHL/P7854EPSTANLEY WORKS, THE1000 Stanley DriveNew Britain, CT 06053USJacobs, KennethThe Thatch, Linersh Wood Road, Bramley,Surrey, GU5 0EFGBFlynn, Mark R.4 Kearton Place, 169-171 Croydon Road,Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6PUGBLaight, Martin Harvey00032741W.H. Beck, Greener & Co. 7 Stone Buildings Lincoln's InnLondon WC2A 3SZGBATBECHCYDEDKESFIFRGBGRIEITLILUMCNLPTSEALLTLVMKROSI20041208200450

A track mounting device for installing an upper track of a folding or sliding door assembly onto a ceiling surface, comprises a height reducing member (58) having end portions a first bracket (10) and a second bracket (10). The first bracket (10) has a track mounting portion (18) on which the upper track can be fixedly mounted and first mounting structure (30) for mounting said first bracket (10) to one of said end portions of said height reducing member. The second bracket (10) has a ceiling mounting portion (18) for fixing to a ceiling surface, and a second mounting structure (30) for movably mounting said second bracket to the other of said end portions of said height reducing member (58) in such a manner as to allow said ceiling mounting portion (18) to be positioned at a selected angle with respect to said height reducing member (58).

The track mounting device may have an orientation indicating device (100) for indicating when said track mounting portion (18) of said first bracket (10) is oriented generally horizontally.